hankie


Also found in: Thesaurus, Idioms, Wikipedia.
Related to hankie: hanky panky, handkerchief

han·kie

also han·ky  (hăng′kē)
n. pl. han·kies Informal
A handkerchief.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

hankie,

hanky

(ˈhӕŋki)
short for handkerchief.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.hankie - a square piece of cloth used for wiping the eyes or nose or as a costume accessoryhankie - a square piece of cloth used for wiping the eyes or nose or as a costume accessory
handkerchief, hankey, hanky
bandana, bandanna - large and brightly colored handkerchief; often used as a neckerchief
piece of cloth, piece of material - a separate part consisting of fabric
pocket-handkerchief - a handkerchief that is carried in a pocket
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
Translations
kapesník
lommetørklæde
nenäliina
mouchoirtire-jus
maramica
ハンカチ
손수건
vreckovka
näsduk
ผ้าเช็ดหน้า
khăn mùi xoa

hankie

hanky [ˈhæŋkɪ] N → pañuelo m
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

hankie

, hanky
n (inf) → Taschentuch nt
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

hankie

→ مِنْدِيل kapesník lommetørklæde Taschentuch χαρτομάντηλο pañuelo nenäliina mouchoir maramica fazzoletto ハンカチ 손수건 zakdoekje lommetørkle chusteczka lencinho носовой платок näsduk ผ้าเช็ดหน้า mendil khăn mùi xoa 手帕
Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
Mentioned in ?
References in periodicals archive ?
I'd actually watch the preposterous show if someone from Emmerdale rolled their trousers up, wore bells and flailed a hankie at the judges.
Pulled lots women while morris dancing
One reader continues to remind me via email of her rating system for Olympic stories: The hankie. My recent story on short-track speedskater John-Henry Krueger earned three hankies, she said.
Essay: Who knew Olympians were so small -- and so vulnerable?
"When it comes to picking a dress for the night, I always choose one which has a hiding place for a hankie.
Great Scots have me in tears
BRING a hankie if you are coming out to share in the Giants' World War I story, the city's head of culture has said.
we'll amaze LIVERPOOL AGAIN; Return of the Giants Bring a hankie for an emotional event, warns organiser
I also saw a veteran street cop pull a big hankie like this out of his cargo pocket.
Suspender carry
Put a cutlass in my mouth and a black hankie on my head and I could have acted in Pirates of the Caribbean.
ED WINS BY A WHISKER
Three of the six prints by the Big Yin - Walkies, Pink Tie & Hankie and Blue Angel - are no longer available after dozens of the copies were snapped up for PS625 each.
Billy's a big draw for art lovers
When he went for a card with a purple hankie glued to it, they were out of stock but the bloke said, "I can get you one from our Huddersfield branch."
Socking it to them in big fashion stakes
MOPPING his face with a white hankie, Spandau Ballet singer Tony Hadley looks like he's had it after a gym session.
OLD! Spandau Ballet Tony's had it after 20 minutes in the gym
A member of the Montana Committee for the Humanities Speaker's Guild, Blanding has been talking to to audiences about the hankie for years.
Handkerchief collection like swatches of history
Unlike other damsels in distress, Jonathan Lasker refuses to drop the hankie, resolutely holding on to disjunction, preexisting systems, and the impossibility of direct expression.
Jonathan Lasker: Palacio Velazquez, Reina Sofia. (Madrid)

Dictionary browser ?
Full browser ?